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Handling Sexual Harassment Allegations with Remote Teams

Zenefits

Keeping the company culture and professional code of conduct continues to be necessary even from home. They only acclimated themselves to the online environment. They began sending sexually explicit emails and comments and taking screenshots without consent. Prevention of harassment.

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Promoting a Safer Workplace: NSW’s Respect at Work Strategy for Preventing Sexual Harassment

Workplace Mediation Blog

The NSW government recently released SafeWork’s NSW Respect at Work Strategy: preventing sexual harassment. It’s a comprehensive four-year plan to prevent and address sexual harassment in workplaces across NSW. Sexual harassment occurs in every industry and at every level, regardless of business size.

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Conducting an HR Audit – Review, Identify, Improve

CCI Consulting

Conducting an HR audit is a proactive step that organizations take to identify the function’s strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. Consider an HR audit like a report card, this process allows an organization to evaluate the effectiveness of the policies and procedures conducted by the human resources department.

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Workplace Compliance: Clarify The Hot-Button Issues You Can’t Ignore Anymore

SwipeClock

Train managers, HR, executives, and employees. Training materials. Preventing Sexual Harassment and Discrimination. An unequivocal statement that harassment based on, at a minimum, any legally protected characteristic is prohibited. An easy to understand description of prohibited conduct, including examples.

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Retaliation in the Workplace: Signs And How to prevent it?

CuteHR

The following are common responses from managers that the EEOC deems workplace retaliation: Submitting or testifying in an EEO charge, complaint, inquiry, or lawsuit Responding to inquiries during an employer inquiry of suspected harassment, refusing to execute orders that would result in discrimination. What is Retaliation in the workplace?

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How to Prevent Retaliation in the Workplace: An HR’s Guide

Analytics in HR

Under the EEO laws, it is prohibited to punish job candidates or employees “for asserting their rights to be free from employment discrimination, including harassment.” resisting sexual advances or intervening to protect others. resisting sexual advances or intervening to protect others.

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Can Human Resources Reverse A Termination?

Hppy

Such behaviors include stealing, sexual harassment, fraud, or gross insubordination. Violation of Company Policies: Such violations can include fraud, theft, sexual harassment, or gross insubordination. One of the hardest news to break to any employee is their termination. How do you go about it?